Whatever hidden traits war may bring out in a person, those traits will ultimately change the character and behavior of the soldiers. ... ("He became like the man who lost his legs at the approach of the red and green monster") For example, Henry, at his first battle, fights alongside his regiment against the first wave of troops. ... At certain times in this novel, Henry wishes for death or injury, because of both shame and because of a longing to go somewhere where he is understood. (" he envied those men whose bodies lay strewn over the grass of the fields and on the fallen leaves of the ...

• Word Count: 623
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

For a while now I've been going through a long thought process wondering not "What is man? ... It [the soul] goes on enduring and remembering the things that happen to it. ... You may go one. ... You see a little body then with head and bottom, two arms on the shoulders and two legs on the hips. ... It is our mind that makes us different, makes us human, or our spirit or whatever name one gives to that power of comprehension we have. ...

• Word Count: 5369
• Approx Pages: 21
• Grade Level: High School

After seeing their struggles, he began to take an active political part, and when the Spanish Civil War he joined Ernet Hemingway and others in going to Spain to take part. ... He was forced to flee the country, and thanks to the betrayal began to look deeply into the whispers of what was really going on in the USSR. ...

• Word Count: 8146
• Approx Pages: 33
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

They lurked around the counters, pocketing whatever was in reach when the salesperson was busy. ... Jon now decided to carry James by the legs, while Robert held him by the chest. ... "I'll go that way, missus."" ... I'm going to tell my mum I'm not going to mind him no more."" ... But the boys decided to go back to the railway, avoiding the police station. ...

• Word Count: 4935
• Approx Pages: 20
• Grade Level: High School